Trent Wagler,
Jay Lapp,
Brian Dickel,
Eric Brubaker,
Influences
Jerry Garcia, David Grissman, Townes Van Zandt, Ben Harper, Ani DiFranco, Bob Dylan, John Prine, Hank I, Ralph Stanley, Bill Monroe, Richie Havens, Gillian Welch, Slaid Cleaves, Goldmine Pickers, Possessed by Paul James, Over the Rhine, Andru Bemis, many more
Sounds Like
KEEP YOUR HEARS HUMMIN', FEET A' SCOOTIN', AND TISSUE CLOSE BY
While fine songwriters and guitar pickers abound in Appalachian music, it is Trent Wagler's voice that distinguishes him from his peers. Possessed with a gospel-tinged soulfulness not often found in traditional string music, Wagler's vocal dexterity allows he and Jay Lapp to cover tremendous territory on the duo's latest release, Adrienna Valentine. While Wagler and Lapp shine on traditional tunes "Darlin' Cory" and "Spike Driver," Wagler's voice radiates on his diverse original offerings; "Riverside" rings with a rumbling church choir chorus, Wagler's mournful tenor eerily echoes the lonesome call of a midnight train on "Whistle Blows," and love's pining abides in the powerful subtlety of "Corinne." With Adrienna Valentine, Wagler and Lapp establish themselves as the Shenandoah Valley's newest, and brightest, songwriting force.
-Dave Stallard, Blue Ridge Outdoors
Miller's Hill/Tamlin
Trent..driving to our gig in St. Paul with a whole bag of CDs Dave Stoddard had from FA in Memphis we popped your disc and dug the whole thing..best of luck to you and I hope to see you down the road somewhere..cR
Thanks for the add maybe someday I may be able to go and see blossomville you were fab at the clinton centre the other night and I am now going to see if I can play a mandolin yet another thing to add to my growing instrument collection. Hope you have a great time on the rest of your tour.
Hello lovely Virginia! Just thought I'd let you know, Miss Tess & The Bon Ton Parade will be returning to Harrisonburg, Va to play at Clementine's (153 S. Main St) Sunday, Sept. 7 at 9pm. It would be great if you could make it.
Howdy Trent! I wanted to drop you a note to thank you for taking the time to accept us as your friend, and listening to our music. We appreciate the gesture and are grateful that you enjoyed our tunes enough to add us to your community of friends. After all, having people connect with our music is why we do this. I hope you'll come by often to say hello and let us know what's happening with you, and when you have a spare moment, please visit our brand new webpage at www. crosstimbersbluegrass. com there you can listen to more of our music and find out more about us. Feel free to sign the guestbook! (And if you have any ideas about how we could improve the webpage, be sure to let us know)
All my best and thank you again, Matt (the bass player) Cross Timbers
Hi Trent W! Nice to meet you on the myspace. Harrisonburg, VA. I don't know that I know that place. How'd you find us? Keep up the songtunes writin then.
